Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-08

GEN. JOHN c. BLACK, the Commissioner OF PEN
sions, has gone on tour Of inspection to the SOL
diers' homes In the country. He will be member
OF party consisting OF the managers OF homes as
follows: Gen. Franklin, Gen. Negley, Gen. McMa-
non, Gen. l. w. hyde, Gen. Martin, Of Kansas ex-
Senator Sewell, Col. Harris, OF Ohio, and iCapt.
Mitchell, OF Milwaukee,
SERIOUSLY IL1--Mr. ]. W. whelpley, the Ass,s-
tant U. s. Treasurer, is seriously Ill OF nervous
prostration, caused by too close application to his
official duties. He IS now at Hot Springs, and his
Trends are very anxious about him.
SENATOR CocKRELL and his committee on the
condition OF the Executive Departments, were at
work all day to-day making personal examina-
ton as to the method OF tranSacting business in
the Treasury Department.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut L. H. May ordered to
temporary duty bureau OF ordnance; Lieut.. JAS
N. Helm TO the Saratoga; Lieut. j. B. Milton to the
Ossipee; Lieut.. Geo. I. Emmons and Ensign A. w.
D0dd 70 examination for promotion; Medical d.
rector Geo Peck as member Of The board OF med
ical examiners. Washington; Assistant Engineer
c. E. Manning to duty In bureau Of steam engi-
nee,tng; Lieut.. Commander W. H. Parker de-
the Portsmouth; Lieut.. II. L. fireman from the
Portsmouth and placed on waiting orders; Lieut..
w. CONN from duty as inspector Of Steel Pitts
burg, and ordered to the AlbatrOsS; Lieut.. Dewitt
COninan and Ensigns w. b. Fletcher and Marbury
Johnson from coast survey duty and placed on
waiting orders; Ensigns II. p. Jones. jr., and
Henry A. Field from the coast survey and ordered
to the Nfpsc; Ensign H. E. Parnenter from the
coast survey and ordered to the Saratoga; Ensign
photographic Office, Philadelphia; Pay Inspector
l. g. Billings from the bureau OF provisions and
clothing and granted six months leave; Past As
StStant Engineer II. N. stevenson from the coast
survey steamer Patterson and placed on waiting
orders; Cadet s. X. ArnOld from the Marion and
ordered TO the Boston.
YELLOW FEVER AT TAxPA-Surgeon-Gene
Hamilton has received q telegram from DR.. Porter,
at Tampa, Fla, saying that there were four new
cases and three deaths from yellow fever yester-
day. and that there are fourteen cases under treat
ment at the hospital
PATENTS have been issued to citizens of the Dis
trict as follows: Frank Aldrich, kitchen bracket;
VIM. W. Bradley and Jas R. HOlroyd, electric nr-
Ing mechanism for guns and shells; Fredrlc p.
galena, &C.. Henry p. Giles, valve gear; Byram
Tyson, amalgamator; Emerson Ames, screen for
yelocipedes Ephraim ]. story, IRE chamber; Emile
egraphic transmitter.
JENNxrr p. MKIos' WnL-The win of Jennett p.
Meigs was MED to-day. She beQueathes 10 Mrs
street Saw ssMngs Bank book No q ~ TO Edith
house No. q Iowa Circle for himself and heirs,
her property for the rest Of his life AT his death
IL Is TO be sold and divided equally between the
Sf for
the American Bible society, the American
trust - Society. the Hartford Theologi-
cal Seminary, the Hartford City Hospital
washington sock Exchange.
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0aa 3Sk bid, 500 ssked Arlington Insurance. 1853
inSson 3s3ck HsshiSs 200 bia Ssso asis aesropo
ts1 Bank. 175 bid Citiseas' NstionA b.nk. llS
bid Penn. Telephone Company. 36H bad, 40 ssked.
Chesapeske and Potomac Teiephone Co. 77H bid.
az asked Ea.hinstoI MsEkstCo. Sc. II. bid, 1854
asked. warrington Gas Go. bonds 12Oz bid. l2l
ssked National Bank Of the kepublic, l52H bid.